Children as Subjects in Nutrition Research: A Retrospective Look at Their Perceptions

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Kafka, Tamar ^a   Economos, Christina ^a   Folta, Sara ^a   Sacheck, Jennifer ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Health Belief Model for Behavior Change; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952387927     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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